The 2013 Pacific Rugby Cup was the eighth edition of the Pacific Rugby Cup competition. The tournament featured national 'A' rugby union teams from Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Japan and Argentina. Additionally, four Super Rugby development sides joined the five Pacific sides as core teams for the first time. These Australian teams had previously only been opposition sides for the core teams and were not in contention for the title.
| 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Argentina (1 team) Australia (4 teams) Fiji (1 team)  Japan (1 team) Samoa (1 team) Tonga (1 team) |
| Champions | Pampas XV (1st title) |
| Matches played | 20 |
The tournament was played in Australia. The teams were split into two pools and a single round robin series was played in each pool, with the top team in each pool playing in the final for the PRC title. Argentina's Pampas XV won the Cup, going through the tournament undefeated.[1]
Teams
editThe 5 Pacific core teams:
The 4 Australian core teams:
ACT XV
Gen Blue (Watarahs A)
Reds A
Western Force A
Additional Australian opposition:
Standings
editPool A
edit| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | BP1 | BP2 | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reds A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 55 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| Fiji Warriors | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 59 | 95 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| Force A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 65 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||||
 Junior Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 241 | -210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Updated: 23 March 2014 Source: oceaniarugby.com[2] | ||||||||||||||
Pool B
edit| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | BP1 | BP2 | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pampas XV | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 83 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 19 | ||||
 Tonga A |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 115 | -19 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Gen Blue | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 91 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
 Samoa A |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 91 | -9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| ACT A | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 101 | -23 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Competition rules | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Points breakdown: 4 points for a win 2 points for a draw 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match Classification: |
Pool matches
editRound 1
edit| 21 February 2014 | Force A | 29–23 | Reds A | Aquinas College, Perth | ||
| 5:00pm |
| 23 February 2014 | Gen Blue (NSW) | 23–17 | ACT A | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | ||
| 1:40pm |
| Bye/s: Argentina, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga
|
Round 2
edit| 28 February 2014 | Gen Blue (NSW) | 17–14 | Samoa A
|
TG Millner Field, Sydney | ||
| 4:00pm |
| 1 March 2014 | Force A | 61–6 | Junior Japan
|
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| 4:40pm |
| 2 March 2014 | Reds A | 22–19 | Fiji Warriors | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | ||
| 3:00pm |
| 2 March 2014 | ACT A | 23–32 | Pampas XV | |||
| 4:00pm |
| Bye/s: Tonga
|
Round 3
edit| 4 March 2014 | Samoa A
|
27–18 | Tonga A
|
TG Millner Field, Sydney | ||
| 3:30pm |
| 7 March 2014 | Gen Blue (NSW) | 16–31 | Pampas XV | David Phillips Field, Sydney | ||
| 3:00pm |
| 7 March 2014 | Reds A | 81–7 | Junior Japan
|
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | ||
| 4:20pm |
| Bye/s: Fiji, ACT A, Western Force A |
Round 4
edit| 9 March 2014 | ACT A | 20–29 | Tonga A
|
Royal Military College, Canberra | ||
| 4:00pm |
| 10 March 2014 | Force A | 24–36 | Fiji Warriors | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | ||
| 4:00pm |
| Bye/s: Argentina, Japan, Samoa, Gen Blue, Reds A
|
Round 5
edit| 11 March 2014 | Pampas XV | 38–24 | Samoa A
|
David Phillips Field, Sydney | ||
| 4:00pm |
| 13 March 2014 | Gen Blue (NSW) | 21–29 | Tonga A
|
TG Millner Field, Sydney | ||
| 4:00pm |
| Unofficial match | Queensland Under 20 | 40–26 | Junior Japan
|
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | ||
| Unofficial match | NSW Under 20 | 24–49 | Fiji Warriors | |||
| Bye/s: ACT A, Reds A, Western Force A |
Round 6
edit| 15 March 2014 | ACT A | 18–17 | Samoa A
|
GIO Stadium, Canberra | ||
| 5:10pm |
| 18 March 2014 | Junior Japan
|
13–99 | Fiji Warriors | Bond University, Gold Coast | ||
| 3:00pm |
| 19 March 2014 | Pampas XV | 47–20 | Tonga A
|
Royal Military College, Canberra | ||
| 4:00pm |
| Bye/s: Gen Blue, Reds A, Western Force A |
Finals
edit3rd place play-off
edit| 23 March 2014 | Fiji Warriors | 54–21 | Tonga A
|
TG Millner Field, Sydney[3] | ||
| 13:00 |
Final
edit| 23 March 2014 | Reds A | 21–36 | Pampas XV | TG Millner Field, Sydney[3] | ||
| 15:00 |
References
edit- ^ "2014 Pacific Rugby Cup Fixtures and Results". Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions. 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-02-28. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
- ^ a b "Pacific Rugby Cup Points Table". Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions. 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ a b Kiap (23 March 2014). "Pacific Rugby Cup Final: Reds A v Pampas XV". Green and Gold Rugby. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
External links
edit- FORU website Archived 2011-02-01 at the Wayback Machine